The Alternate Route
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Every Day is a Snow Day
Hardly a day goes by when I’m not asked how retirement is going. It’s great, for sure, and I’m extremely
The Rhythm of Grandparenting
In 2016, I spent four months as a teaching fellow in Vietnam. On the walk to school in my Hanoi
Go for Broke
What I learned about Japanese American Incarceration and today’s struggles for justice I had the privilege of attending the National
The Speech I Never Gave at My Retirement Party
I am so grateful for having been able to celebrate my retirement from middle school teaching with more than eighty
Tia Pepper
I think it was my son Ricardo who came up with the nickname “Pepper” for my friend Pat. He didn’t
The Best Parts of Traveling
It felt so good to be traveling again, but what made this trip so great? What do I like most
Beautiful Antigua
We were fortunate to have a smooth trip from San Juan La Laguna to Antigua, first by catching a boat
Where to now, Tim?
A guest post from Vicky Ann Okay, Tim, where are you taking me? Waiting for our shuttle driver who never
A Very Good Friday
“Something big is about to happen.” Vicky Ann enjoys reminding me, through uncontrollable laughter, that I said this in church
Finding Paradise
There have been moments in the past twenty-four hours where I thought, “Is this too much?” It has been a
What have you learned?
Thirty-four years ago Every now and then, I am reminded of of Malik, a seventh-grade student I taught as a
Grappling with new learning on the Civil Rights Trail
My trip to Alabama included visits to several more sites that taught me about this period in history and left
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